Saturday, May 15, 2010

Much delayed update!

Well here's a few more. Hey - it's better than nothing!
From Chloë:
I overheard someone say "It all boils down to the wire"
Grasping at the last straw
From Gio:
Shoot fish in a barrel fist, ask questions later.
A few cracking mixed metaphors from me
You can't walk on eggshells without cracking a few eggs.
You can't put all your eggs in one basket without cracking a few eggs.
Don't count your chickens before you've cracked a few eggs.

And Louis pointed me towards a scene from the movie Boondock Saints, which contains the following:
People in glass houses sink ships.
Don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.



Thursday, December 17, 2009

Slosh around when you walk

Recently when talking to a friend about how hilarious the phrase "full of piss and vinegar" is, I came up with this one:
It's raining piss and vinegar.

While in Prague, I heard this one, from my little sister:
Don't get your nipples in a twist.

Also I came up with this one:
If she tells you to jump off a bridge, you say, "how high?"

Monday, November 2, 2009

Bowling for Budgies

Did I post this before? It's like killing 2 birds in the bush with one rolling stone.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Snare that Bass

Ok two - one I thought of: Make like a different drummer and beat it!
The second was from Twin Peaks:
Lucy, you're a cool drink of water to road-weary eyes.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Or a column for that matter...

Don't put all of your eggs in a row.

Ceci n'est pas une peg

From my friend Jennifer:
Put a round peg in your pipe and smoke it!

Friday, September 18, 2009

Lock Stock and Two Laughing Barrels

Was thinking of barrels. We all know the awesome one that Adele came up with: It's like shooting fish in a barrel full of monkeys.

Well, these are probably just as true:
One rotten monkey spoils the barrel
One rotten apple spoils the barrel of laughs

The other day I said "My life is an open book you can judge by its cover."

And I have a nagging feeling that this is a repeat, but "He just pulled the sheep in wolf's clothing over your eyes."

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Pulling the wolf in sheeps clothing over your eyes

I was just watching Barry & Stuart street hustler - they're magicians from Great Britain and this video is quite funny. But most of all the mixed metaphor he uses is great:
Like a fox in the fish house, I swivel in and I take my fruit.
(Note: I corrected the quote after a commentor caught my omission)

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

You call this daily!?

Well, it used to be daily. But I have a few more updates. A few I've come up with and a few from my friends:
Dave:
9 out of 10 doctors agree to disagree
Gio:
I have to pee like a gift horse: in the mouth
I'm sweating like a stuck pig.
"Not for all the tears in China" (from "Too Little, Too Late" sung by Ruth Brown)
Katie:
this may be muddying the water by stirring the pot because, so to speak, there are just too many cooks in the kitchen
Eric:
He's trying to live up to the shadow of his brother
From me:
Throw the long book of the law at him!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Floravision

Lou:
a ray of roses
Sarah:
a breath of fresh sunlight
Not so much a mixed metaphor, more of a pun... but I went to see the Half-Blood prince, and afterward I was talking to someone about now that we've seen the movie it's all "Potter under the bridge."